Uiwang City Holds Certification Proclamation Ceremony for "UNICEF Child-Friendly City"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Uiwang City held a 'UNICEF Child-Friendly City Certification Proclamation Ceremony' in the city hall conference room on the 13th.

The ceremony was attended by approximately 40 people, including Uiwang Mayor Kim Sang-don, Yoon Mi-gyeong, Uiwang City Council Chair and council members, Lee Eun-gwang, Superintendent of Gunpo-Uiwang Office of Education, Kim Won-sik, Chief of Uiwang Police Station, Hong Seong-gil, Chief of Uiwang Fire Station, members of the Child-Friendly City Promotion Committee, and child members of the Child Participation Committee.

The event introduced the process of Uiwang City's child-friendly city initiative through video, held a recitation of the Children's Rights Charter, presented the certification plaque, and conducted a child-friendly city certification proclamation performance followed by a second part celebration featuring a drawing circus performance by 'Crocky Kibrothers'.

In particular, as the event centered on children and youth, child committee members took the lead in participating in the recitation of the Children's Rights Charter and others. The child-friendly city certification proclamation performance created an occasion to jointly celebrate the acquisition of three friendly-city certifications: 'women-friendly city,' 'age-friendly city,' and 'child-friendly city.'

Meanwhile, the UNICEF Child Friendly Cities initiative refers to municipalities with child-friendly environments that fully realize children's rights enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and enable children to live happy lives. Uiwang City obtained UNICEF Child-Friendly City certification on the 9th of last month through over two years of preparation.

Uiwang Mayor Kim Sang-don stated, "The UNICEF child-friendly city certification is the fruit of efforts over the past two years to implement administration tailored to children's perspective, based on the belief that a city where children can live well can become a city where all citizens can live well," and added, "Now that we have obtained all three friendly-city certifications, I will do my best to create a happy city where all children and citizens can live well."